Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Fly Me To The Hodgepodge

Welcome to another edition of The Wednesday Hodgepodge. If you've answered this week's questions add your link at the end of my post. Be sure to say hi to your neighbor too, because that's what neighbors do.  Here we go-


1. What's something that has recently 'tried your patience'?

Our printer! We actually purchased a brand new printer only a couple of weeks ago, and still...aaagghh! She's printing okay, but nine times out of ten doesn't like to admit she's connected to wifi, so we're constantly having to restart our little black box. And she's still refusing to scan, but we're not giving up on her yet. In the meantime hubs has made friends with the Canon Help Desk. 

2. Do you think patience comes to us naturally or is it something you have to learn as you grow? On a scale of 1-10 generally how patient are you (1=I blow up at the drop of a hat and 10= I've got all the time in the world).

I think we all learn as we grow. I do think people born with certain temperaments have less to learn. 

I asked hubs how he'd rate my level of patience and he gave me an 8 or 9. We did get sidetracked into a conversation about how much is patience and how much is my unwillingness to give up on something, but whatever...I'll take it. 

3. Share about a time when you felt like you could fly. Or a time you wished you could fly. Or a time you felt like you were flying.

When we lived north and regularly trekked south our route took us through the Shenandoah Valley, one of the absolute most beautiful spots in all of America. We'd almost always see hawks flying high overhead, and I would almost always comment that if I were a bird, this is where I'd live. That little slice of heaven on earth made me wish I could fly. 

Pretty much anytime I'm on a mountaintop (literally or figuratively) I feel like I could fly. 

4. Your favorite song with the word fly in the title or lyrics, or your favorite song that relates to flying in some way?

Well I really love that Gary Allan song 'Watching Airplanes'. It's one of those songs that always makes me feel a little wistful. 

5. What's in your fall picnic basket and where are we picnicking in your neck of the woods this time of year?

Hopefully as you read this I'm picnicking on a mountaintop overlooking the Carolinas. I post my HP answers on Tuesday evening and hubs and I have plans to watch the sunrise in the early a.m. on Wednesday. I'm packing coffee, bagels and Dramamine. Does that count?

Bagels are not my normal breakfast (neither is Dramamine), but I've been warned the drive up the mountain will likely make me carsick and sometimes pretzels or a bagel help keep it at bay. Forewarned is forearmed!

6. Carpentry, electrical, plumbing, landscaping....which skill would you most like to possess and how would you put that skill to use today?

Since we're in house build mode any and all of these would come in handy. The only one I'm really interested in learning though would be landscaping. I enjoy being outdoors and working in the garden. The others would be more useful today, but they're not skills I've ever been keen to possess. 

7. What's something you think is too expensive to justify buying lately?

A new iPad. I have an original which means you can't update most of the apps. It shuts down about every other minute, so I'm not using it like I used to. I have an iPhone and a Desktop, and the iPad sorta kinda still works so I can't justify spending the money when there so many things we need to purchase for the house. 

8. Insert your own random thought here

Hoping all this talk of flying counts as my Wrtie 31 Challenge post today. Day 14-fly
And because it's late and I feel certain a few of you have never heard this one...





28 comments:

  1. Interesting questions. I love the Shenandoah Valley. It is gorgeous....

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  2. Thanks Joyce for hosting in the midst of your busy schedule. Enjoyed this week's questions especially since it hit home at the EXACT time.

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  3. Hope you had a good trek this morning and the sunrise didn't disappoint. I'm sure your post meets the challenge today and no I hadn't heard that song. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Joyce, have a wonderful mountain top picnic :) That sounds like fun!
    I didn't think about "Watching Airplanes". I like that song, too.

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  5. Your Wednesday morning plans sound absolutely delicious; Dramamine and all. :)

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  6. I love that Gary Allan song too! Can't you just picture him watching the airplanes take off? I have seen him in concert a couple of times and last year Gary opened up the CMA Fest (he was the first performer - it's kind of an honor) and it was a "flying" moment for me! I love the "live music" experience!

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  7. Hi Joyce! I'm thinking of you right now while you are enjoying a romantic breakfast on the mountaintop. Isn't empty nesterhood just the best?? Can't wait to hear all about it!

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  8. Hope you have a great trip and don't get carsick. Thanks for still doing the Hodgepodge even though your life is so hectic right now. I appreciate it.

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  9. So jealous of your early morning rendezvous! How amazing that will be.I am wanting some fall color so bad and now I want to go to the Shenandoah Valley! Enjoy your day!

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  10. I also had the original iPad and upgraded this summer. The difference is amazing and no more crashing every hour of every day. My hubby surprised me for my birthday and bless him for that!

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  11. Love that song, too! Hope you don't get carsick...that's the worst feeling in the world. I don't handle curvy roads well, either. I have an older iPad, too, and it seems to be holding up alright...knock on wood. Just wish I could write my blog posts from it.

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  12. Well, don't know if you have ever owned an HP printer but I had one Canon and then changed over to HP and never had an issue until they absolutely are worn out. Well, I did splurge on a new IPad Air and certainly could not justify it but yielded to temptation and bought it anyway. :o)) Hoping your trip this AM was enjoyable and no carsickness was involved. Happy Wednesday!

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  13. My hubby is the most patient person I know. I can be totally stressed out, but he remains calm and deliberate.

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  14. Hi Joyce,
    Oh my, your picnic sounds lovely. I will be excited to hear all about it.
    :-)
    Carla

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  15. Hope you are having a lovely picnic :) I love the mountains too. Our printer is supposed to be wireless but we could never get it to work so I have to plug my laptop into it everything I want to print. Maybe I should have put that as my answer for a purchase too expensive to justify. Plus I would probably have the same problem with a new one ;)

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  16. We replaced our old printer because it kept losing connection to wifi, even though the control panel said it was connected. Well, the new one is doing the same thing. Everything else remains connected ... from several rooms away. The printer is in the very same room as our "little black box" yet it can't stay connected. I'll admit that I was wondering if it's a "little black box" problem rather than a printer problem. But since your printer is doing the same thing, maybe it's just in the nature of wireless printers???

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  17. what a great song - I have never heard it before - but it is a new favourtie now. Thanks for hosting!

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  18. I'm so sorry about your printer. My new Canon has been amazing....knock on wood! Hope all the kinks get worked out. That's a great patience number he gave you. I've never done a morning picnic, sounds like fun.

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  19. Thanks for hosting this! Sorry about the printer problems.

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  20. Thank you for another fun Hodgepodge! I enjoyed your answers. Hope we get to see some photos from your mountaintop picnic!

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  21. I love this song. We sing it often here at our house as we drive by our local airport every single day. Someone will break into "I'm just sittin' out here watchin' airplanes" when we drive by!!! Hope you get that printer figured out. Anything technology-wise can test my patience!!

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  22. Oh, hope you didn't get carsick! Sounds like a wonderful morning! :)

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  23. Oh, that picnic sounds just lovely. Makes me wish I was there with you. Come on over to our neck of the woods and I will take you out to beautiful scenery as well.

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  24. Your trip sounds wonderful. I can't wait to hear about it and see pictures. A breakfast picnic, even with Dramamine sounds so spontaneous and fun.

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  25. What a wonderful way to spend a morning!

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  26. So Hubs says you are patient but you're really saying that you're stubborn? Have I got that right? You enjoy yardwork? SWMBO calls it playing in the yard. Her playing feels a lot like work! Hope the build goes without a hitch.

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